A Broughton Rewilding Adventure - free community event

Join us for an original family-friendly play about all the wonderful wildlife of Broughton Sanctuary. Penned by local writer and director David Driver (Edvard Virrin Hyde Theatre Company), this hour long performance will lead you into the inspiring world of rewilding and lift your spirits, with plenty of laughter along the way. You`ll get to meet Rabbit and Hare, a very shy Vole, a rapping Stoat and some battle crazed Pigs - but watch out for the Sneezeworts!

We also have a fantastic rewilding art exhibition and drop-in art activities for children throughout the weekend. More details below.

Suitable for all ages (children must be accompanied by an adult).

Places are free but booking is essential. Please book a place for everyone who will be coming.

The performance lasts for about an hour, and takes place inside the yurt at Broughton Sanctuary. Full directions given on booking.

Show Times

Friday 7 Aug - 7.30pm (live dress rehearsal)

Sat 8 Aug - 11am and 2.30pm

Sun 9 Aug - 2.30pm

TICKETS WILL BE RELEASED SOON

About the Edvard Virrin Hyde Theatre Company

The Edvard Virrin Hyde Theatre Company was formed by David Driver in January 2025 and performs original plays at a variety of venues across Yorkshire. Our first Play, The Purple Orchid of Ulysses Goyle, was staged at Keighley Playhouse in April 2025. In October 2025 we performed a Bronte themed play, The Gravediggers Supper, at The Bronte Birthplace in Thornton, Bradford. Our most recent production, Crows Sing the Sweetest Songs, received a warm welcome at Bingley Little Theatre in May of this year.

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Art Exhibition and Drop-in Activities for kids

Come and see beautiful images of our amazing wildlife, and have a go at making your own creations. Fran Elliott is a local fine artist working in  charcoal, pastel, watercolours and acrylics.  As our ‘rewilding artist in residence’ she is creating a unique portfolio of work that brings to life our changing landscape and wildlife through the seasons, as things get wilder and wilder!

You can view more of Fran's work on her website www.franelliott.com

About Broughton Sanctuary

Broughton Sanctuary is rewriting the story of nature recovery through one of the UK’s most ambitious and holistic rewilding projects. Since 2021, we have been transforming this historic 1030 ha (app. 2500 acres) landscape - once intensively managed farmland - into a thriving mosaic of woodlands, meadows, and wetlands.

Across 80% of the land, we have reintroduced beavers, rare breed livestock, and hundreds of thousands of native trees, while continuing to produce food in ways that support soil health, biodiversity, and long-term ecological resilience. As wildlife returns and communities reconnect with the land, we are guided by science, collaboration, and care, building towards our vision where all of nature, human and non-human, can flourish together.

This event has been funded by the White Rose Forest through their Trees for Climate programme, part of the Government’s Nature for Climate fund. The White Rose Forest is the Community Forest for North and West Yorkshire, and provides support and funding for woodland creation across the region as well as initiatives that bring people and nature closer together.

www.whiteroseforest.org